Business Beat

New faces:

John Guin has joined the Spokane-based law firm of Winston & Cashatt. His practice will focus on construction law. Guin, who recently passed the Washington State Bar, is a 1996 graduate of the University of Oregon School of Law where he was associate editor of the Oregon Law Review. He received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Washington.

The Lilac City Gymnastics Center has hired Michelle Yates as its cheerleading coach. Yates will conduct classes in cheerleading and cheer-aerobatics for junior high, high school and collegiate squads and also individual squad members. She is a former scholarship member of the University of Idaho cheerleading squad and a former competitive gymnast.

T.A. Dorsey has joined Camp World of Cars as medium duty truck manager. Dorsey previously was with Becker GMC as truck manager.

Jana Bayless and Sunny Van Cleave have joined Drezden International Modeling Agency & Hair Salon. Bayless is a hair stylist with nine years of experience. Van Cleave, a hair stylist and nail technician, has five years of experience.

The Spokane Chiefs Hockey Club has added six employees to its front office:

Eddie Wood was named director of public relations. Wood, a 1996 Gonzaga University graduate, was previously with KREM television as a computer graphics operator and commercial production assistant. He is in his third year as color commentator for Spokane American Legion Baseball.

Matt Brown joined the club as GSL broadcaster and account executive. Brown, a graduate of Gonzaga University, previously worked with KREM, Northwest Cable News and 1510 KGA radio. He also is in his third year of play-by-play for Spokane American Legion Baseball.

Rick Barr was named sponsorship sales executive for the Chiefs. Barr, who graduated from the University of Arizona, was previously an account executive with the Spokane Indians.

Ann Brueggemeier was hired as special projects coordinator/group sales for the Chiefs and Spokane Shadow. A Whitworth College graduate, Brueggemeier previously worked for Lawton Publications, Spokane Area Children’s Chorus and the Whitworth Theatre Department.

Mike Miller has joined the Chiefs’ Ticket Department. Miller’s past work experience includes stints with Global Television Sports as a assistant event director and the University of Detroit as a ticketing assistant. He has a master’s degree in sports management from Georgia State University.

Jim Peterson was named an account executive. Peterson has previously worked in sales and service for Cintas Corp. in California and most recently as a store manager for Kustom Built. He graduated from Eastern Washington University.

Potlach Corp. has named Michael Sullivan as director of corporate communications. Sullivan, a 30-year veteran of the forest products industry, has been communications manager for the company’s Idaho regional operations for the past eight and half years. He will be responsible for corporate media relations and employee communications, speech writing, the company’s annual report and other corporate communications functions.

Moving up:

Hayden Davis has been promoted to assistant branch manager of Lumberman’s Building Centers’ Spokane store. Davis, who joined the company in 1991, was previously the store supervisor in Vancouver, Wash.

Starting up:

The Valley office of LeMaster & Daniels PLLC has opened a satellite office in Olympia and named David Burnett as manager of the new office. Burnett, a C.P.A., worked in the auditing and accounting department at LeMaster & Daniels from 1986 to 1990, when he left to become comptroller and administrative director of the Coeur d’Alene Tribe of Indians. He later became executive director of the Squaxin Island Tribe.

Spokane-based Johnson Matthey Electronics has launched a Web site at http://www.jmei.com. The site includes 145 pages of information about JME and its four major product groups.

John and Kathy Van Houdt have opened SoundLogic at 2003 N. Monroe. The new sound and music production studio is designed specifically for radio production, jingles, sound design for television and multimedia. John has worked in pro-audio studios for 10 years and in broadcast audio for six. Kathy has run small antique businesses.

Ted Hatcher has opened Davenport Feed and Farm in Davenport, Wash. Besides feed, the store offers show supplies for most livestock animals as well as many farm supplies and tack. It is located in the old Publisher’s Building, 835 Morgan Street in Davenport.

Certifications:

Jennifer Dunham, Western region human resource specialist for Software Spectrum Inc., has earned certification as a Professional in Human Resources. Applicants for certification must pass a comprehensive examination and have at least four years of professional experience or a combination of professional experience and education. Dunham was previously the director of human resources for the Red Lion Hotel in Wenatchee.

Kudos:

Robideaux Advertising and Marketing has earned national recognition in the 18th Annual Telly Awards Competition. Two 30-second Group Health Northwest television commercials, written and directed by Robideaux and produced at Hamilton Film Studio, were declared a winner and a finalist in the health care category.

The following Coeur d’Alene businesses have received Excellence Service Awards for customer service from the Coeur d’Alene Chamber of Commerce this year: Payless Drug Store, Sandra Kay’s, Monarch Fisheries, Coeur d’Alene Inn, Commercial Printing, Robideaux Motors, Medicine Shoppe, Starbuck’s, Carnegies, Unique Printing and Albertson’s.

Events:

Monday through Friday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives offers free counseling to potential and existing small-business owners from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. at the Business Information Center in the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. For appointments, call 353-2820. Counselors also are available on Tuesdays at the Spokane Valley Chamber of Commerce, 8817 E. Mission. For appointments there, call 924-4994.

Tuesday - Smith Barney presents its First Annual Money Management Forum - “Money Management Strategies for the New Millennium” - from 7-8:30 p.m. at Gonzaga University’s Jepson School of Business Auditorium. Cost: $10, with proceeds to the Ronald McDonald House; for reservations, call Kathy at 455-7738.

Tuesday - Associated Industries of the Inland Northwest presents a Safety Roundtable on “Cumulative Trauma: Carpal Tunnel & All the Rest” from 7-8:30 a.m. at 920 N. Washington. Cost: $25 for members, $49 for non-members, free for retro members; fax registration to 328-6832 or register on line at http://www.aiin.com.

Tuesday - Leads Club, a structured networking organization for business leads and referrals, meets from 12:15-1:30 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel at Sullivan and Mission in the Spokane Valley. For information, call Beth Ann Daigre at 921-9581.

Wednesday - Michael Pelphrey, a principal with Strategic Technologies, will speak on “Being Competitive in Manufacturing” during a meeting of Northwest Inland Empire APICS starting at 5:15 p.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in the Spokane Valley. Cost: $15; for reservations, call Debra Benson by Monday at 459-5202 or e-mail Debra@Spokesman.com.

Wednesday - Spokane City Manager Bill Pupo will be the guest speaker at a meeting of the Spokane Building Owners and Managers Association from noon-1 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Inn at the Park, 303 W. North River Drive. Cost: $9; call 466-4905 for reservations.

Wednesday - Tim Williams, president of Salt Lake City-based Williams & Rockwood Agency, will discuss his agency’s “whole brain” approach to advertising and promotion during a meeting of the Spokane Advertising Federation at 11:45 a.m. at the Bayou Brewing Co. For more information, call Denise Hulsizer at 326-8818.

Wednesday - The Service Corps of Retired Executives presents a workshop on “Basics of Recordkeeping” from 8 a.m.-noon at the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce, 1020 W. Riverside. Cost: $35, including materials; for information or to register, call 353-2820.

Wednesday - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Inland Northwest presents a free money management workshop - “Healthy, Wealthy & Wise” - from 6-7 p.m. in the Medical Lake High School library, 200 Barker in Medical Lake. For information, call 327-3777 or (800) 892-6854 and ask for the Education Department.

Wednesday - Consumer Credit Counseling Service of the Inland Northwest presents a free money management workshop - “Healthy, Wealthy & Wise” - from 6-7 p.m. at Kootenai Medical Center, 2003 Lincoln Way, Coeur d’Alene. For information, call 327-3777 or (800) 892-6854.

Thursday - Power Tipps, an organization for sharing business leads and networking, meets from 7-8 a.m. on the North Side. For information, call 468-9695 or 891-2353.

Thursday - Leads Club, a structured networking organization for business leads and referrals, meets from 12:15-1:30 p.m. at Cavanaugh’s Fourth Avenue. For information, call Nora Laughlin at 466-6832.

Saturday - The Inland Northwest Professional Speakers Association presents “Marketing Success: One-to-One Customer Management” from 8 a.m.-noon at Gonzaga University’s Schoenberg Center. Cost: $20, including continental breakfast; for reservations, call 443-0184 or (208) 664-2910 by Monday.

Saturday - The Inland Northwest Electrical League presents a class on “Journeyman Electrician Prep” from 8:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m. For more information, call 536-4177.

Sept. 16 - Andrew Young, former U.S. ambassador and mayor of Atlanta, will be the keynote speaker for the 100th annual meeting of the Spokane Area Chamber of Commerce at 11:30 a.m. at the Ag Trade Center. Cost: $25; for reservations, call 459-4111.

Sept. 16 - Tigers Success Series presents a seminar on “How Core Values Help You Increase Morale, Productivity and Profits” from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at the Coeur d’Alene Inn, 414 W. Appleway, Coeur d’Alene. Cost: $35 before Friday, $40 at the door; for information, call Dianne at 747-8040.

Sept. 16 and 18 - The Inland Northwest Electrical League presents a class on “Introduction to Lighting” from 4-8 p.m. For more information, call 536-4177.

Sept. 17 - Seafirst Bank presents a free business fair to provide professional advice on topics ranging from financial management of closely held businesses to retirement programs for employees and management from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the North Spokane Branch, 30 E. Wellesley. For reservations, call 353-6060 by Friday.

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